The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-08-31
POINT PHEASANT, WEST VIRGINIA
EdItorIal NTeetInr.


nual Meeting Of the West Virginia
Press Association, held at Berkeley
Springs. in Morgan county, last
week We are always happy when
we can meet with the editors of this
State, for as rule, they are all good
fellows And besides, we have a
kindly feeling for this Association, as
Hon. II. R. Howard, of this eity,who
was then editing the Mason County
Journal, and ourself, in 1869, issued
the call that brought about the or
ganization of this Association, and
a few editors met in Parkersburg,
of that year and organized the As
sociation- 1t now embraces in its
membership nearly every editor and
publisher in the State.
The Association has been of great
benefit to the press ofthe State and
has done much to add tone and dig
nifty 20 the editorial management of
the newspapers in West Virginia.
The meeting was not so well at
tended, as usual, owing to the Re
union of the Army of West Vir-
ginia, at Wheeling. However, it
was one of the most pleasant meet
ings we ever attended.
Berkeley Springs. proper, is own
ed by the State, but the Springs
Hotel, situated adjoining the Springs
is private property The States
property is under controlof board
of trustees whose only revenue to
fix up and beautify the grounds is
derived from the bath houses and
amusement halls The trustees
have done we'll with the limited
means at their command. The leg
isIature by a small appropriation
might make this the most popular
pleasure and health resort in the
State.
The town is a beautiful place of
about eight hundred inhabitants
and has many handsome buildings,
and its people are as hospitable and
kind as one will find anywhere; and
the editorial party was treated roy
ally by them, during their stay
Wednesday night, after adjourn
ment, the Association was rendered
a grand banquet, which was largely
attended by ladies and gentlemen.
The banquet was "wineless" but it
was grand enjoyable affair never
theless. Resolutions were passed,
short speeches made, poems read,
cold water toasts drank and Iaugha-
bic responses made.
During our stay down in that
part of the country we met many
comrades of our boyhood days, and
took long look at the canal, down
the tow-path of which, when we
were boy, we used to drive the
mules that gave momentum to the
canal boats as they plowed their
slow and weary way to Georgetown,
D. C.
We stopped over day in the city
of Cumberland to make a short call
upon our many relatives in that
grand old city between the noun
tains We tell you it does one good
to plant his feet on the soil of his
native State, after years of absence.
The next meeting of the Associa-
ton will be held at Wellsburg, at
date to be hereafter announced.
The following are the officers, &c:
In selecting the editor of this paper
for orator, we think the Association
committed "fox's paw"
President, A. B. Clark, Delta,
Buckhannon.
Vice President j. L. Thornhill,
StGr, Charleston.
Cor. Sec, Geo, Bastable, Ne,es,
CIarksburg.
Rec. Sec, E. C. Smith, Bugle, Ra-
venswood.
Treas, W. NJ. o. Dawson, Journal.
KingwOod.
Historian, J. o. Thompson, Echo,
Keyser
Orator, G. W, Tippett, Register,
PIT Pleasant.
Poet, W. 7. W. Barbe, Daily State
Journal, Parkersburg-
In addition to the President and
Secretary, the following delegates
to the National Editorial Associa-
ton were elected: George Bastable,
A. B. White, and W. B. ColstOn,
with W. S. Wiley, W. n. o. Daw-
son and ]. L. Thornhill, as alter
mates.
The attempt of Gov. Foraker, OF